WEAVE

Women’s Education for Advancement and Empowerment

Addressing Thai-Karen villagers’ economic needs

Disadvantaged Thai-Karen villagers like hose in Ban Mae Ou Su in Tak Province live below poverty line. Committed to send their children to school and provide them with proper health and nutrition, several village women are trying to meet both ends by engaging in productive labour and livelihoods.

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Earning through fair trading

“Fair Trade has definitely helped our family and community. The WEAVE handicraft project allowed me to earn regular income by doing embroidery work. It has not only provided us with the much needed nutritious food, get my children go to school but above all it allowed me to gain my self-confidence.” – Muga Rolling, Umpiem Mai refugee camp, Thai-Burma border.

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Re-launch of Fair Trade Shop

WEAVE’s Fair Trade Shop in Mae Sot was re-launched in March 2011. It was a big success with guests coming from all over the world. The event began with a dramatic opening, followed by a colorful fashion show of new WEAVE products and the official opening of the WEAVE Gallery.

News story Message by WEAVE’s Director

Motivated by the vision of a world where women and their children are free to excercise their human rights, the Women’s Education for Advancement and Empowerment (WEAVE) is committed to teaching women to become socially, economically and politically empowered.

WEAVE was founded in 1990 with the intent to empower indigenous women and support their needs and basic human rights.